Introduction / Ali Kazancigil and Pierre de Senarclens -- The United Nations as a social and economic regulator / Pierre de Senarclens -- The significance of statehood in global governance / Ali Kazancigil -- Financial globalization, "global governance" and the erosion of democracy / Virgile Perret -- Trends in global economic governance and the emerging accountability gap / Ngaire Woods -- Rule-making in global trade : the developmental challenge / Miguel F. Lengyel -- Regionalism and global governance : an appraisal / Louise Fawcett -- Regionalization and globalization : two concomitant dynamics in need of coherent institutions / Yves Berthelot -- Developmental and environmental policies : past trends, present issues, future prospects / Yohan Ariffin -- Can global governance make globalization more legitimate? / Jean-Marc Coicaud -- Conclusion / Pierre de Senarclens and Ali Kazancigil.